Vikas Yadav
Building high-throughput fintech architectures and scalable distributed systems for millions of users.
Architecting the Future.
A masterclass in distributed systems, real-time data, and high-security financial infrastructure.
Backend Core
Architecting mission-critical systems processing 10B+ monthly transactions. Expert in high-performance Java ecosystems and orchestration.
Event Streaming
Engineering decoupled, highly resilient asynchronous pipelines for massive scale.
Security & IAM
Hardening enterprise platforms with mTLS, OAuth2, and Keycloak integration at global scale.
Cloud Native
Modernizing deployments with AWS, EKS, and fully automated CI/CD GitOps pipelines.
Data Strategy
Sub-second insights leveraging Trino and Redis for complex financial data processing.
Observability
Reducing incident resolution by 60% through deep telemetry and automated monitoring.
Fintech Domain
Building mission-critical wallet systems, P2P engines, and cross-border settlement frameworks (ISO8583).
Professional Timeline
Software Development Lead
CurrentCashfree Payments
Leading engineering for high-throughput fintech and payment systems. Specializing in backend and distributed systems architecture.
Senior Lead Software Engineer
Airtel Africa Digital Labs
Led two independent engineering teams (20+ members). Delivered PayX and drove zero-downtime migration of the Developer Portal across 14 countries.
Lead Software Engineer
Airtel Africa Digital Labs
Headed architecture modernization for Airtel Money. Built a No-Code API Integration Platform and high-throughput workflow engine using Netflix Conductor.
Senior Software Engineer
Airtel Africa Digital Labs
Engineered core payment microservices and PCI DSS-compliant financial APIs. Built decoupled asynchronous architectures using Kafka and RQueue.
Associate, Technology L2
Publicis Sapient
Optimized infrastructure scalability for a global hospitality client. Designed and built a custom Kubernetes shell plugin to automate configuration synchronization.
Software Engineer
IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Co. Ltd.
Migrated legacy architecture to REST-based microservices. Developed responsive web portals and business automation utilities like optimized Bulk Upload engines.
Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology (NSIT / NSUT), Delhi
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) — Electronics & Communication
Spring Meadows Public School, New Delhi
Higher Secondary (Class XII CBSE)
Outstanding Performance Certificates
Airtel Africa
Received 4 consecutive yearly awards signed by the CEO and CIO for excellence in software leadership.
1st Prize — IEEE Hardware Hackathon
Techweek 2017
Developed an IoT and AI-driven smart agriculture solution predicting crop health.
3rd Prize — TATA Power Hackathon
Smart Grid Forum
Built a 'Smart Manhole Cover' framework using ESP32 mesh networks.
Leadership & Mentorship
Instructor @ TI-CEPD, NSIT: Mentored over 100+ students and researchers in embedded systems and hardware architecture under the Texas Instruments University Program.
Technical Creations
A selection of projects ranging from enterprise engineering to award-winning hackathon solutions.
Smart Agriculture Solution
Winner of IEEE Hardware Hackathon. IoT-driven solution using Random Forests to predict crop health with real-time sensor data streaming and 2D visualization.
Smart Manhole Cover
Winner of TATA Power Hackathon. Urban safety monitoring framework using a decentralized mesh network of ESP32 devices for real-time updates.
Professional Portfolio
High-performance personal site built with Next.js and Framer Motion, showcasing complex work history with a focus on UX and interactivity.